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Tactical Release of a Sexually-Selected Pheromone in a Swordtail Fish
BACKGROUND: Chemical communication plays a critical role in sexual selection and speciation in fishes; however, it is generally assumed that most fish pheromones are passively released since most fishes lack specialized scent glands or scent-marking behavior. Swordtails (genus Xiphophorus) are widel...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21339807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016994 |